I just purchased the above razor from Highball in the TSD classifieds. He was great to deal with. Shipped promptly and kept me informed and supplied a tracking number. I had heard this was an aggressive razor so I decided to use it last night for the first time. I am glad I did. I put a Dorco 300 razor in. In all my other razors the Dorco is to mild ie I get a lousy shave. But I figured this would be better than Feathers - the only other blade I have. Even so I looked like Johnny Depp (Edward Scissorhands or Sweeney Todd) had shaved me. There was blood everywhere. I was trying to be so careful and I still bled. I cleaned up. Splashed on some aftershave and rubbed my face. It was incredible. Best shave ever. Better than BBS. Up to that point I was thinking I had made a mistake. But the shave was incredible. Highball had warned me of blade alignment but I checked that and it was fine. I will keep trying and perfect my technique with this razor. Heck even if I slice my nose off the shave is worth it. Thanks again to Highball.
I have a Mühle R89 since a week and a half and stepped over from the Merkur 23C. After my first shave I had a bit of irritation that can to notice after applying alum. The second shave that was almost gone and afterwards I had no problems with the razor. Only a very smooth BBS shave Keep trying, cause it is absolutely worth it!
Ahhhhhh Open comb....mmmmm....I prefer the close comb....less agressive but a good razor also....I hope you improve your skills with the R89
OK, I understand that PhilNH5 has an older Mühle R89 w/ Open Comb.... I have purchased a brand new one recently that has a closed comb. Sorry for the misunderstanding :ashamed001
I just bought one recently. It is my favorite open comb razor. I use for head shaves. I got it from here: http://www.bathandbodynet.com/prod-Traditional_Chrome_Razor_by_Muhle_Pinsel-2442.aspx
The Dorco 300 blade worked well. by the 3rd day I was nick free and getting excellent shaves. I had actually disparaged the dorco in another post as too mild. Then I put a Feather blade in (insert scary music here). After 3 shaves I am still getting a dozen nicks or bleeders. I look terrible and need to wait an additional 15 minutes for all the blood to staunch. I have been as cautious as possible. Good lather. No pressure. No accross the grain. But simple nort south shaving leaves me bleeding. i will put this combo down for the work week and try it again next weekend. But right now the Feather Muhle 89 is to aggressive for me. Phil
I've never tried a Slant, but I can't imagine a DE razor more aggressive than this. Even when switching the head cap (because I think the original is too small) to the wider one used on the Merkur OC, the blade still has a propensity to bite. But boy does it mow through whiskers! It's a serious piece of kit.
slant hi slants are ok,as long as you are light handed,else could be horror movie looks in no time .. i also would like to try the mulhe range of razors out. they will be next on the list. faceslice .
I know what you mean. I know the new ones have the same head as the Edwin Jagger I bought, but that doesn't mean I don't want them both. I love the classic look of the new EJ and Mühle razors. They just look classier than the Merks.
head piece hi the head piece won't fit on , threads different ?? is it now up for grabs , i would quite like one of these , if the head will not fit a Merker it won't fit a old Gillette either .
Try, Try Again "i will put this combo down for the work week and try it again next weekend. But right now the Feather Muhle 89 is to aggressive for me." I tried the R89 yesterday with the 5 day old Feather that was in it. I thought it would be dull enough to use as I originally had a Dorco 300 in the R89 and it worked well. But alas it did not go well. Blood all over. I was ready to call it quits. But I had to try a new Dorco 300 just to make sure I got the excellent shaves w/o the bleeding. Today I did just that. No bleeding! and a great shave. This is my next to last Dorco from a sampler pack. In all of my other razors the Dorco was near useless. But it shines in this razor.
The post of the original R89 pictured above has a smaller diameter threaded post which makes it not big enough to screw into a Merkur or Gillette. The newer R89 is a safety bar version. The open come is now the R41. The newer models should fit into the merkur or gillette.
Uh, I have the razor being discussed, the old R89. I left the comb/tooth part on, and replaced the head cap with a wider Merkur one. It fits. I put it into my Parker buffalo horn handle.
I assumed that the top head piece was the part in question, not the toothed portion. Sorry for the misinformation.
